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As of midnight tomorrow every person arriving in New Zealand apart from those coming from the Pacific islands will have to self- isolate, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. Video

The decision to cancel Auckland's Pasifika Festival should have been made earlier rather than on the eve of the event, a cultural advisor from French Polynesia says.

A number of Pasifika businesses will be setting up their stalls outside of central Auckland today, despite the cancellation of Auckland's Pasifika Festival.

The cancellation of this year's Pasifika Festival in Auckland is expected to be a huge financial blow for some stallholders. Video

The Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak has led to cancellations and postponements both here in New Zealand and around the world, with big concerts, sports events and major festivals all affected.

Two more people in French Polynesia have tested positive for Covid-19.

French Polynesia will not follow France in closing schools, despite the confirmation of the Pacific's first case of Covid-19 there.

Mayor Phil Goff says the two-day festival has been cancelled amid concerns about the risk of the virus being transmitted to the Pacific Islands by attendees. Video

The PM says there will be further border restrictions as NZ responds to Covid-19, with the Cabinet Committee meeting over the weekend to decide on what they will be. Video

Auckland's two-day Pasifika festival, which was expected to draw at least 60,000 people, has been cancelled because of concerns about the Covid-19 coronavirus. Video

The first full season of Global Rapid Rugby kicks off this weekend with teams from Fiji and Samoa hoping the competition can be a springboard for players to push for higher honours.

The Vanuatu women's beach volleyball team is one step away from the Olympic Games after winning the Asian Continental Cup's Oceania Qualifier.

The Pacific's first case of Covid-19 coronavirus has been confirmed in French Polynesia.

In an extraordinary day, the WHO has declared Covid-19 a pandemic, the US is halting all travel from Europe, the Pacific has its first case, and Hollywood star Tom Hanks has contracted the virus in…

The US will suspend all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days because of the Covid-19 coronavirus.

Public schools and the only college in the Northern Marianas are considering the idea of moving classes online in the event of a Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak in the islands.

Families of Fijian soldiers returning from peacekeeping duties in the Middle East have been told they will not be able to meet them when they arrive back in the country today.

Organisers of the biggest Pacific secondary school dance competition in the South Island are taking extra safety measures at this year's event. Audio

Samoa is now ready to quarantine people suspected of carrying the Covid-19 coronavirus, the prime minister says.